bore the pants off (someone)

bore the pants off (someone)
Vrb phrs. To bore someone greatly. E.g."That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me." The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier, e.g."He just mithered the pants off me all morning." Similar idiomatic intensifiers are '..the tits off'and '..the arse off'.

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  • bore the pants off someone — bore/annoy/scare/etc the pants off someone informal phrase to make someone feel very bored, annoyed, scared etc Opera bores the pants off him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • bore the pants off (someone) — Vrb phrs. To bore someone greatly. E.g. That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me. The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier, e.g. He just mithered the pants off me all morning. Similar idiomatic… …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bore the tits off (someone) — Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as bore the pants off (someone) …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bore the tits off (someone) — Vrb phrs. Meaning the same as bore the pants off (someone) …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • the pants off someone — (slang) To scare, bore, etc someone to a great degree ● pants …   Useful english dictionary

  • bore the pants off — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) pants off someone — [beat/bore/scare etc.] the pants off (someone) informal if someone or something beats, bores, scares etc. the pants off someone, they beat, bore, or scare them completely. I hate sunbathing. It bores the pants off me. Horror films scare the pants …   New idioms dictionary

  • bore the pants off (of) someone — tv. to ore someone exceedingly. □ You bore the pants off me! □ The lecture bored the pants off of everybody …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • scare the pants off someone — bore/annoy/scare/etc the pants off someone informal phrase to make someone feel very bored, annoyed, scared etc Opera bores the pants off him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • annoy the pants off someone — bore/annoy/scare/etc the pants off someone informal phrase to make someone feel very bored, annoyed, scared etc Opera bores the pants off him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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